Welcome to the July Book Club! For July we read The Five-Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand.

“From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Hotel Nantucket 

After tragedy strikes, Hollis Shaw gathers four friends from different stages in her life to spend an unforgettable weekend on Nantucket.”

My Thoughts

I have to be honest….it took me way longer than expected to read the July book. I officially know the meaning of a “slow read”. At first I took it as a bad thing, thinking there’s no way I am going to finish this book, but now that I look back I realize I have just never enjoyed a “slow read” before and it has opened my mind to a new way of reading.

The Five-Star Weekend ended up being one of those books I needed to read. It was a love/hate relationship, one day I loved it and one day I just couldn’t get in to it. But…in the end I am SO glad I read it.

Questions

Do you see yourself in any of the women and if so…..who?

• I love this question because at first I only saw myself in Hollis but by the end of the book I saw a little piece of myself in all of the women. I took something away from each of them, learned a little something about myself from each of them, and ended up loving each of them.

If you were Gigi, would you have accepted the invite? Why?

• Ugh….I go back and forth with this one. One minute it is a hell yes, and the next minute it is a hell no. I want to say I would have the nerve to accept the invite and go but I’m not sure I could have actually gone through with it. But maybe that is why I kind of liked Gigi. She seemed so put together, so confident….such a force, but in a graceful way. Is it wrong to describe her like that seeing as she was sleeping with a married man??

What is your biggest takeaway from the book?

• The reason I say this book us a “must read” even though it took me forever to get through is because I ended up taking SO much away from it. I love that Hollis found herself and her career when she was older. I love her confidence and her signature style. I learned that friendships guide you and shape you. I learned that it’s good to do something for yourself, especially when you are going through a tough phase. I learned that I want to find my style (like Hollis and Gigi). I learned that I want to have a carefree attitude when life gets hard like Dru-Ann….I could go on and on.

What is your signature style?

• I only ask this question because I am currently trying to find my style again after becoming a mom and I LOVED that each woman had her own style. I have only recently (like the last few days) realized that mine is casual, classic & feminine. I am a Gap girl. I always have been and always will be:)

Click below for a fun shopping guide I have put together for the book. If you are wanting to treat yourself with a little something that brings the book to life…..here are some ideas.

PS: If you hover over each product it will tell you why I chose it for the shopping guide:)

GIVEAWAY: And….for the fun part. Each month I will host a Book Club “Secret” Giveaway. I am only posting it here, hence the “secret”. Enter to win next month’s Book Club selection!

How to Enter: Go to the July Instagram Book Club post and leave a comment telling me what your biggest takeaway from the book was – CLICK HERE

-Happy Reading – Sarah